Impulse buys:
Wolverine and the X-Men #17: An excellent, multiple read one-shot which answered a question and was funny enough that I laughed in public while reading it. (My D&D group asked what was so funny and I told them it would take too long to explain the Howard The Duck/Doop teamup.
) The Allred family is real good at drawing comics. News at 11.
Punisher #16: I'm in the tank for Greg Rucka, but yeah, I thought this was an extremely effective closer. Marco Checchetto, as always, steeps what he's drawing with a sense of elegant, serene tragedy, which ties up the threads of the story. Can't wait for War Zone and bummed that Mr. Checchetto isn't penciling it. That said, being with family during an emergency is infinitely more important than a comic. Shame the story couldn't wait for him.
Happy #1: Excited to see issue #2. It was reassuring to hear Morrison himself was tired of the word fuck on page 2, because I was fucking tired of reading it myself. Once Happy was introduced, shit starting getting awesome. That final page is too good. (For extra credit, that interview with Grant Morrison they do at the back is a goldmine too. I: Who'se a person you look up to and admire? G: Odin.)
Regulars:
Captain Marvel #4: I'm enjoying Kelly Sue DeConnick's ride on Marvel's CAN WE PUT OUT ALL OF THE COMICS TWICE AS FAST GET THE ANTS OFF OF ME OH GOD rollercoaster. Admittedly, I'm here in no small quantity because I want to support a female creator writing a female lead character, but she's doing quality superhero work that resonates. Her and Dexter Soy's aesthetics are massively different (wisecracking v. fuckin' metal), but together, they knock the epic moments out of the park.
Wonder Woman #0: "May you enjoy this magnificent missive that originally appeared in "All-Girl Adventure Tales For Men #41!" That's how the issue starts and it keeps that same vituperative "so you want a traditional-ass comic, I'm gonna give you what you wanted" spirit throughout. Not for nothing is the writer credited as Brian "Kiss My" Azzarello.
Batwoman #0: J.H. Williams still draws pretty for a story that he's consistently under served by. There's a lot of text in here that Mr. Williams III makes redundant, by virtue of his incredible pencils and Dave Stewart's always flawless colors. I'm wondering how long I can keep buying this series.
All-Star Western #0: Dropped after this issue. Jonah Hex was betrayed by a lot of people. I followed this series for 13 issues hoping for the same Jonah Hex roundabout of different art teams, but no dice. Pia Guerra shows up for 4 pages, though.]]>
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